RANGE SAFETY OFFICER UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
FULL SOLUTION
●● DA Pam 385-63
Answer: provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range
Safety Program.
●● SOP
Answer: each range or range complex will have its own standard
operating procedure (SOP). The SOP for an installation will have
installation -specific instructions for range safety. You must read the
most current Sop for the range that you will be using.
●● USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide
Answer: The USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide summarizes the
policies and procedures needed to conduct a live-fire event. This
document contains information on surface danger zones (SDZ) setup for
weapon systems. The Pocket Guide also provides the OIC and RSO with
a checklist that will assist them with their most common tasks
●● SOUM
,Answer: Safety Of Use Memorandums (SOUM) are how the Range and
Training Area Management (RTAM) Branch provides range safety
information and guidance to the Marine Corps Total Force. This
guidance is directive until the SOUM is cancelled, changed or written
into the Range Safety Order.
●● RCO
Answer: Responsible for all range safety matters and provides
coordination of ranges in the installation complex
●● OIC
Answer: Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and
ensuring participants follow safety regulations
●● RSO
Answer: Responsible for range safety for the exercise
●● LRSO
Answer: Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
●● Land
Answer: The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes
start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
, ●● Airspace
Answer: refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled
airspace required to support range operations. Airspace over a range may
include restricted areas, warning areas, military operations, and air
traffic controlled assigned airspace.
●● Waterways
Answer: The range boundaries may include navigable inland waterways
such as rivers or lakes. Sea space is the operating area necessary to
contain live-fire and support ship to shore training.
●● Dedicated impact areas
Answer: An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
●● Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with:
Answer: non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
●● Size of dedicated impact area
Answer: usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
●● What is a dedicated impact area reserved for
Answer: the impact and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition
and explosives
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
FULL SOLUTION
●● DA Pam 385-63
Answer: provides implementation guidance for the Marine Corps Range
Safety Program.
●● SOP
Answer: each range or range complex will have its own standard
operating procedure (SOP). The SOP for an installation will have
installation -specific instructions for range safety. You must read the
most current Sop for the range that you will be using.
●● USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide
Answer: The USMC Range Safety Pocket Guide summarizes the
policies and procedures needed to conduct a live-fire event. This
document contains information on surface danger zones (SDZ) setup for
weapon systems. The Pocket Guide also provides the OIC and RSO with
a checklist that will assist them with their most common tasks
●● SOUM
,Answer: Safety Of Use Memorandums (SOUM) are how the Range and
Training Area Management (RTAM) Branch provides range safety
information and guidance to the Marine Corps Total Force. This
guidance is directive until the SOUM is cancelled, changed or written
into the Range Safety Order.
●● RCO
Answer: Responsible for all range safety matters and provides
coordination of ranges in the installation complex
●● OIC
Answer: Responsible and accountable for conduct of the exercise and
ensuring participants follow safety regulations
●● RSO
Answer: Responsible for range safety for the exercise
●● LRSO
Answer: Responsible for laser range safety for exercises involving lasers
●● Land
Answer: The land area of a range for live-fire and maneuver includes
start and cease-fire lines, target areas, and impact areas.
, ●● Airspace
Answer: refers to any one of several types of controlled and uncontrolled
airspace required to support range operations. Airspace over a range may
include restricted areas, warning areas, military operations, and air
traffic controlled assigned airspace.
●● Waterways
Answer: The range boundaries may include navigable inland waterways
such as rivers or lakes. Sea space is the operating area necessary to
contain live-fire and support ship to shore training.
●● Dedicated impact areas
Answer: An impact area is a designated area within the limits of a range.
●● Dedicated Impact Areas are associated with:
Answer: non-sensitive ammunition and explosives.
●● Size of dedicated impact area
Answer: usually a large piece of land that several ranges fire into.
●● What is a dedicated impact area reserved for
Answer: the impact and fragmentation of launched or fired ammunition
and explosives
